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Jean Gaven

Acting Born Jan 16, 1922 Saint-Rome de Cernon, Aveyron, France 24 credits

Biography

Jean Gaven (16 January 1922 – 5 May 2014) was a French actor. He appeared in more than sixty films between 1945 and 1996.

Born in Saint-Rome-de-Cernon, France on January 16, 1922, Gaven began acting sometime after the end of World War II, amassing a filmography of more than 60 motion pictures during a career spanning more than five decades. Married to the actress Dominique Wilms, he died at the age of 92 in Paris, France, on May 5, 2014.

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Known for

Film

The Story of O

as Pierre

Noein: To Your Other Self

as Leballech, boss of the sawmill

Full filmography

  • Midi Première (1975) as Self
  • The Story of O (1975) as Pierre
  • Discorama (1959) as Self
  • One Deadly Summer (1983) as Leballech, boss of the sawmill
  • Madame Claude (1977) as Gustave Lucas
  • Maurin des Maures (1970) as Maurin
  • Rider on the Rain (1970) as Inspector Toussaint
  • Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? (1978) as Salpetre
  • Pasha (1968) as Marc, un inspecteur
  • Obsession (1954) as Alexandre Buisson
  • La Route (1963) as Dupuy
  • And Hope to Die (1972) as Rizzio
  • The Witches of Salem (1957) as Peter Corey
  • Les Bidochon (1996) as Maître Nerval
  • Signé Furax (1981) as L'agent sans panier à salade
  • Our Men in Bagdad (1966) as General Yuri Fiodorenko
  • Emile's Boat (1962) as Fisherman
  • L'Illustre Maurin (1974) as Maurin
  • Leon Garros Is Looking for His Friend (1961) as Grégoire
  • Bad Starters (1976) as Gargantua
  • Girl on the Third Floor (1955) as Ernest Sapinaud
  • The Wild Oat (1953) as Abbot Daniel, village vicar
  • Young Girls Beware (1957) as Petit Jo
  • Amour, autocar et boîtes de nuit (1960) as Paul